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Unlisted Nuclear Medicine Study of the Lungs

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 78599

Covers a nuclear medicine study of the lungs that has no standard named study of its own. A small amount of radioactive tracer is breathed in or injected, and a special camera records where it goes to show airflow or blood flow in the lungs. The report describes exactly what was performed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,512Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $100 to $100
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $832professional $100

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$831.76